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| | You definitely didn't ruin your call. YOu'll find there are usually multiple sweet spots on a high quality call such as the crystal. As a basic rule, the outer portion of the pot is usually higher pitched and as you work toward the center, deeper pitched. I like to make a half moon motion with the striker, with the arch being horizontal rather than vertical. |
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| | R4Fan, You didn't ruin your call. Just remember when you condition the call, always rub the screen on the crystal going with the grain of the wood in the pot (the way that the turkeys are lasered on the bottom of the call). You also always want to run your striker against the grain (against the way that you conditioned the surface). Never call in the middle of the call because that's the "dead" spot. In general, there are 2 sweet spots on the call, one above the logo and one below. Start near the edge and come down towards the center and the call will drop from high to low, as the last post suggests. Hope this helps; if not, just ask and I'll clarify if I can. Good luck with the call! Jason |
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The calls you want to master are a basic yelp, cutting, purring, and clucking. As long as it sounds good, don't worry about the particular details. Now, for the many different preferences, I'd recommend going to youtube and searching terms like "running a friction call" or "yelping on a slate/crystal call". Good luck. 
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| | After you get the call conditioned and begin calling, make sure you experiement with different amounts of pressure on the striker. Also, when working the striker, keep the top of the striker angled away from you, allowing most of the striker pressure to rest against your middle finger. Keep practicing, it's an awesome call once you get the hang of it. |
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